Sand, beach towels and books; that is what my family vacations usually consist of. I come from a long line of readers and book swapping while on vacation has become something of a tradition. We each have our own, distinct style; my grandfather loves crime novels while my cousin Kelly is all about connecting with characters. Me? I’ll read just about anything. Not only is my family extremely bookish, but while on vacation, we’re also extremely lazy. We’re talking sit on the beach from 10 am to 5 pm lazy. Luckily, lazy beach days make for a lot of reading time.

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One of the most eventful part in an intern's day is lunch hour. The hour where interns are free to roam the city (if they know where they’re going), sample the cities cuisine (for example, street hotdogs) and do whatever it is their little intern hearts desire (read, most likely). It’s an hour that we have all to ourselves and everyone uses it differently.

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What commutes by train and usually has a book (or three) in her bag? --- a Teenreads.com intern, of course! Or, more specifically, this Teenreads.com intern. Students all over America get internships each summer and luckily, this year I’m one of them! Internships get your feet wet. They provide an inside look into a career that a job description can’t. Plus, they’re kind of fun, too. While I’m finding that my internship is connecting me with great books and authors, it’s also providing me with some new life skills.

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